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l'wo I'HIUOMT A\ Hl*'KAl P of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, April 14, l*W4
Roundabout
.with Marie whitehead
'What £0«<<s arouiul, vviuos
iuvmul " And thrtt 'rtn Iv saul tor
th«< nn'nth ot' April It oomos, thoti
;vvs, and happily, vvtnos a^mit' It is
m tins oO day ivruvl oau^ht Iv
twtvti Matvh iiiul Mav-tliat wousu-
ally t'uul tlu* «.vlobratum of Kastor!
Mor* tunos than not. 1 think If not,
will so in o of you p loa so sot mo
straightAnd usually w*> find this
month otYoring tho dazzling colors
of spring from a wide rang* ot'gr*vns
to a wide rang* of color in flowering
beauty.
April showers, too. Now,
where art* t hey? Soon, soon. Like
the tiny, but beautifully colored
groesbeaks. Several species of
the small feathered creatures
stopped over in this area last
spring. On their way from South
America we surmised...but to
where? Perhaps they were just
on vacation."
In assessing the many attributes
of April, is it any wonder that its
birthstone is the "diamond?" It is
truly a "gem of a month" and those
who are April born may be inclined
to think that they were born in the
year's "finest moment, finest
month."
Possibly this is a fine time for
us who toil in service to you
through through this publica-
tion! because...we survived the
Itlcs of Matvh, the Joy of open-
ing Texas State Hailrond's new
season, and the grand event for
youth In Agi ihusliiess- the an-
nual Junior l.ivcstock Show. So
much in Matvh! And soon comes
May...with end of school and
many other exciting happen-
ings!
Oh my! Turn around twice and it
will be football season, celebrate
Christmas and "hello April!"
Again!
Since the un-stated theme
here is one of time, let me say for
the record I am not one of those
who "looked forward" to advanc-
ing our clocks one hour April 3.
No, indeed. But everyone is en-
titl >d to be happy while 1 am
unhappy...and vice versa come
next Pall! The change is just a
little bit un-settling to my com-
fortable routine, that's ail.
Ifyou share my sentiments, you'll
be amused wit h t he poet ic (?) t urn of
words given by Sam Florian to de-
scribe his reaction to the time
change: "It makes the liver
quiver...and the bowls growl."
Well, maybe April isn't quite
the "pure gem" I think. Perhaps
like us, a diamond "in the rough,
getting polished." Until next
week? -mw
On the passing scene
with
Marie Whitehead
Ye ! There is a fine new covering
for the emergency entrance to East
Texas Medical Center-Rusk!
However, when we needed to use
that particular door at 7 a.m. Sun-
day morning, it wasn't raining! It
was just nice to have this fully
staffed equipped facility available
when the "strep" bug came to visit.
The Better Half had fought the
unwelcome visitor as long as
possible ...thinking his wife Marie
was going to pull him through.
(There are some things that she
can't do!) As we sat there waiting for
his shot to prove he was an unwill-
ing host, it occurred to us that it was
April 10. We had been in the exact,
same place just 36 years earlier!
Then we were the joyous, anticipat-
ing parents of a beautiful baby girl '
, who made her debut. Strange, isn't
it? It is good news that the visit of
1958 and the one last Sunday re-
sulted in happy endings!
Hospital Administrator Donna
Gunter and staff are working very
hard to assure area citizens of the
continued services provided by this
hospital. When it was established
in 1949, the late Judge James I.
Perkins looked upon its comple-
tion much the way a parent looks
upon a child. He saw that it was
good, and for it he was grateful.
And, for his unswerving support,
we today can be grateful to him!
This throat bug has attacked more
than one person in recent weeks.
Among them Jack Fitts, also
Marjorie Williamson. And some
are victims of the annual spring
bugs which cause the "toss your
cookies" symptom and frequent trips
to the bathroom, of course.
One small girl awakened on her
third birthday doing just that.
Upchucking. Had to cancel her birth-
day party. As her dad prepared to
leave for church, she said, "Daddy,
please pray for me not to vomit
anymore. It just makes my body
hurt all over." We hope that little
Leslie Roberts is now romping her
way through happier days!
For the many friends of Hazel
Dupree, this word of news. She is
now living in a special Seniors facil-
ity at Tomball. You may want to
note her address: Autumn Hills, 615
Lawrence St. Tomball, Texas 77375.
A part of her will(always feel that
Rusk is "home."
John Allen Templeton, Chero-
kee County's "Mr. Historian," is up
to his spectacles in plans for the
annual History Dinner at Jackson-
ville It is Tuesday, April 19 at the
Norman Activity Center, Jack-
sonville. He is a super great person.
All persons interested in history owe
this man so very much. His dear
wife is just as special, supporting
him in every way possible.
Annie Lee Smith reports her
son, Jamie is back in Tyler Medi-
cal Center. After the removal of a
benign tumor, he experienced some
fluid build-up and began tfc have
double vision. Good wishes are
needed by all the family.
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SUMMERS NORMAN Foundation recently donated $5,000 to the Cherokee College
Scholarship Foundation In anticipation of Cherokee County College Appreciation
Week scheduled for the week of April 24. Pictured are Dr. Edwin Crank.
Jacksonville College president; Crawford Godfrey, Evelyn Underbill and Gordon
Thrall, Summers Norman Foundation trustees; and Dr. Chappell Temple, Lon
Morris College president.
Rusk Lions Club
will sponsor raffle
After hospitalization for illness,
Flo Holmes took a three weeks
respite at Birmingham Health
Care Center, but she is now at
home and playing "catch up." Good
news!
Golden wedding celebrants
Uvaughn Goff and spouse T.H. is
duly noted elsewhere this issue. But
she was so excited about the event,
when she stopped me to make sure
I knew it! The Better Half and I are
about to catch up with all these 50-
year folks!
Around town, if you haven't been
to The Chinquapin Tree, it is a
"must" on your list of things to do!
And when out of towners come to
visityou, bring them downtown and
let them see all that's new for you
and them too! The scene is a chang-
ing!
How Tosh Insurance Agency
came to be so attractively decked
out in Baylor's colors, green and
gold, is something of a mystery!
Perhaps it's a concession of sorts, by
the SMU oriented, owner, Don
Jones. It's beautiful, though...and
once again, gratitude to Tom
McDonald and his artistry. His
"touch" is becoming more and more
evident as the scene slowly becomes
very historical in appearance!
William Edwards is still bring-
ing together his antique business
on the corner of Fourth and
Henderson with his newly acquired
property, The Jewel Coupland
House. These things take time! For-
tunately, he has youth on his side!
We're a bit late with this but fun
news is always fun news! Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Chapman had the plea-
sure of all but one of their children
at home over the Easter weekend.
The list included Sam, Butch, John
Dean and Mary and families.
Daughter Terry Lynn was unable
to be here.
In the final days of campaigning,
former Cherokee Countian Dwight
Christopher stopped off to put in a
good word for his candidate Jim
Mattox. Dwight is a friend of many
years and lived in Jacksonville be-
fore moving to Austin.
Well, it was a "big pot in the little
one" event at Palestine last Thurs-
day when folks across the river
brought it together to honor State
Rep. Elton Bomer. He was eulo-
gized by Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock,
House Speaker Pete Laney,
State Sen. Bill Haley and the
Emcee, Judge Baseom Bentley.
And this, just to keep Turtle Man
Ray Moses laughing: "Anytime you
see a turtle up on top of a fence post,
you know he had some help." Credit
this humor to Alex Haley!
Terry Guinn is home after a two
weeks visit with his sister, Dixie
and Bill Mayall in Clifton, Va. They
visited Maggie at James Madi-
son University and toured Phila-
delphia. T erry says they had a won-
derful visit and he really et\joyed
his tour of this nation's historic city.
He even got to see where the Decla-
ration of Independence was signed!
COMING SOON: Grand Open-
ing of a new business in Rusk!
Which is it-Homestead Fried
Chicken--or Hometown Gro-
cery? No!!! Both!!!
Among other good news items is
this one for Bill Holland! He is
home from the hospital and feeling
all better! Wife Dana, kids Joanna,
Allison , and Murray are happy
I about that!
Rusk Lions Club will sponsor a
raffle on April 28. Forty-eight win-
ners will receive prizes during the
event.
Contributors and gift items in-
clude Jan Pate Service Stations,
one $25 gift certificate; Southern
Motor Inn and Restaurant, one $25
gift certificate; Wallace-Thompson,
one $25 certificate; Brookshire Bros.
Grocery, one $50 gift certificate;
Harry's Building Materials, one
$100 gift certificate; Hair & Hands,
two $25 gift certificates; Prescrip-
tion Pharmacy, one $25 gift certifi-
cate.
Perry's one $25 gift certificate;
Flowers 'N Things, one $25 gift cer-
tificate; Marie's Unique Boutique,
one $25 gift certificate; Wagon
Wheel Cafe, one dinner for two;
Cherokee Cafe, one dinner for two;
Bodacious Bar-B-Q, one dinner for
two; J&J Jewelry, one $20 gift cer-
tificate; Richey's Ritz Shop, one $20
gift certificate; Powers Texaco, 69
North, one $10 gas certificate; First
State Bank, $50 gift certificate; Citi-
zens 1st Bank, one $50 gift certifi-
cate; Isaac Chevrolet, one $50 gift
certificate; Katie's pantry, two $10
gas certificates; Rusk Dairy Queen,
one certificate for two country bas-
kets and two drinks.
Pitt Grill, one dinner for two;
Mac's Bait and Tackle, one $25 cer-
tificate; Don's Meat Market, one
$25 certificate.
State Farm Insurance, one $25
certificate; L&L Ford, one $25 gift
certificate; Circle D Feed, one $25
certificate; 49 & More Video, two
free videos; Steve's One Stop, four
certificates $10 deli items; Gray's
Tire & Auto, one front end align-
ment, $23,50; Rusk Auto Supply,
one certificate for $20; Cherokee
Cap Co., one $20 certificate; Fowler's
Jewelry, one $10 certificate.
Elam's Appliance Mart, one $25
certificate; Allen's Tire, Rusk, two
one-oil filter and change and one
rotate and balance; Courthouse
Cafeteria, one certificate for two
meals; H&R Block, two $100 to-
ward tax preparation; Dr. Don
Rudasill, Optometrist, one certifi-
cate for $50; Guinn's Plant Farm,
one $25 certificate; Texas Burger,
one Big Tex Pac for two and Circle
W Supply at Jacksonville, one $25
certificate.
Letters to the editor
Dear Editor:
The Fairness in Broadcasting Act
or Fairness Doctrine is a bill being
proposed in Congress that would
regulate radio and television broad-
casts in regard to program content
and subject matter. And Congress
is quietly trying to sneak the bill
through by attaching it to an unre-
lated bill.
The Fairness Doctrine would force
stations to give free, equal time to
both sides of any controversial is-
sue. Politicians and government
regulators would then have the
power to decide what issues were
too controversial and if the cover-
age of those issues were fair. This
would not only be costly for some
stations, especially smaller one, but
it would also censor coverage of is-
sues.
The Fairness Doctrine was found
to be unnecessary and possibly un-
constitutional in the 1980s by the
Federal Communications Commis-
sion when they decided that it inter-
fered with broadcasters' abilities to
freely discuss issues of public im-
portance.
But now, politicians are trying to
revive the bill by quietly attaching
it to another bill; possibly a cam-
paign finance reform bill.
An organization to which I be-
long, Citizens United, did a poll of
House members asking if they would
support or oppose the Fairness in
Broadcasting Act. While most said
they opposed it, many would un-
doubtedly vote for it if it were at-
tached to another bill with which
they agreed.
If the Fairness in Broadcasting
Act is such a good idea that our
congressional leaders will know-
ingly impose it on the American
people, then it should be able to
stand on its own, rather than being
quietly attached to another bill. But
if the idea is so bad that most mem-
bers of Congress oppose it, then why
will they vote for it in any form?
Congress needs to be sent a clear
message. The Fairness doctrine is a
bad idea and the American people
do not want legislation passed that
is so questionable that it must be
passed secretly.
Sincerely
Edward E. Kunzman
1427 Troup Highway
75701-5743
Dear Editor:
Please print this to allow us an
opportunity to give credit where
credit is due. Our recent article
regarding the Easter Egg Hunt
failed to mention Joe Ray and Flo-
rence Ocker. While it is true we did
begin hiding the eggs in 1986, the
Ockers are the responsible parties
for this wonderful community
project.
TÁ
MEMBER
1994
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FAIR ON THE SCJUAItE -Per-
sons in to rested in food Ixjoth space
for the Eighth Annual Rusk Fair On
The Square, May 28, ure encour-
aged to contact Stephanie Caveness,
603 North Henderson, Rusk, Tx
75785, (903) 683-5486. This event is
sponsored by RuBk-Make-It Hap-
pen, Inc. with proceeds going to-
ward Rusk Main Street Project.
rue/
Andy Collins
is new director
Tlm'l'exai. lioai'l "I • ¡minimi.I in.
lien linit )tni|il'iy«<i on of |I.U own nu
its new •«itM'iitivti iliritelor. Andy
Collins, iliroeLor nl TlKil 1iimI.iI.ii
l.iomil Division min e January 1ÍMM),
wiix«iii|iloyt«l l.o henil llm nation..!'
third largest i.dull, rorrectional uyii
ton. Collins it. i. 22-year veteran
with TIM -I
1|« wi.h chosen from i.iiioiik lhr<««<
finalists in the search proresiit of mi*
monl.lm
Collins, 43, residen in I luntsville,
whom he supervised TIK-J opera-
tions that involved (16,000 prison-
ers and 24,800 staff memliers in
slate's 50 facilities, as well mh 2,700
inmates in four private prisons.
The other two finalistH for the
position were R. Carl Jeffries,
TÍX*J's deputy director of program
services and K. Gary Sherman, di-
rector of Um; Wyoming I Jepnrtment
of Family Services.
Collins suceeds James Lynuugh,
who resigned in September.
Jim Riley, director of medical
services, served us inlerim TDCJ
director.
The new Executive Director and
his wife, Lynne, are parents of three
daughters-16, 15 and 13.
BIKE-A-THON RESCUED
ULED-The St. Jude's Hospital
Bike-A-Thon has been re-scheduled
for April 23 from 1 to 3 at the Rusk
High School, according to Betty
Scallon, coordinator of the event.
School marker will be dedicated
The first free public school for black
children in Rusk will become an offi-
cial Texas historical subject Sunday
at 2:30 p.m. when the Cherokee
County Historical Commission dedi-
cates an official Texas Historical
Marker at the site, according to Ber-
nard Mayfield, marker chairman.
Highlight of the ceremony will be
the story of the old school by Irvin C.
Conley, a commission member who
researched its history and also at-
tended the school.
The ceremony will include the in-
vocation by Thurman Hampton,
unveiling the marker by Mrs. Portia
F. Hooper, benediction by William
A. Hicks and dedication of the marker
by Mayfield. Mrs. Hooper was a
teacher in the school. The others are
ex-students of the school. John Allen
Templeton, commission chairman,
will preside. George Dodd, commis-
sion vice-chairman, will lead the
pledges of alliance to the U.S. and
Texas flags.
The old school, named officially
Rusk Public School No. 2, was opened
in 1884 in a rented building on he
site on East Sixth street (US84).
That building later became a resi-
dence.
That school was closed and a more
modern one was built in 1938 and
was named the Bradford School in
honor of George Bradford, a long-
time teacher.
The marker will be placed on the
site of that original school to mark it
perpetually for history.
Joe Ray and Florence began this
tradition in the late 1970s. The
Rusk High School Youth Chamber
of Commerce assisted in hiding the
eggs in the early years, then the
Chamber of Commerce got involved
along with our sorority. The Ockers
always furnished the eggs and Mr.
and Mrs. Ocker always made sure
every child received eggs.
Thank you Joe Ray and Florence
for always being strong commu-
nity supporters. Thanks also to
McDonalds, Texas Burger, Dairy
Queen and the Chamber of Com-
merce for your generous donations
this year.
We love you,
Alpha Alpha
Gamma Sorority
Library sets
read aloud
National Library Week "Great
American Read-Aloud" will be spon-
sored by the Singletary Library in
Rusk at 7 p.m. April 19atthechurch
in Rusk State Park. Guest celebri-
ties from the community will share
reading with the audience. The
event will spot-light libraries and
the importance of reading. Refresh-
ments will be served.
Wandering Tho'ts
of a wandering fellow In Park W atson
I wonder how in the world any
person can make a detailed analy-
sis of another person...one they've
never met. I'm talking character
analysis here. As I sat down to write
it occurred to me that I have made
an in depth analysis of a man I don't
even know. As a result of that pro-
cess, I have made a judgement of
him...and have filed him away in
my mind at that judgement level.
I have seen this man on television
many times. I have heard him speak
in both long and short form. I have
listened intently as he explained
how he felt about several topics. I
have weighed his words along with
his facial expressions, his body sig-
nals. I have been intent on trying to
decide if what he represents, in any
way represents what I feel and know
about those same subjects.
I wonder how he would react to
danger, to despair, to imminent
tradgedy or to complete chaos. I
wonder if I know him well enough to
make a real honest decision about
his ability. All I know about him íb
what I see and what I
hear...and...aboutwhat I read about
him in newspapers, news maga-
zines. In other words I only know
about him what other people say
about him...what his friends and
his enemies want me to know.
This man has been involved in
much trouble the last few weeks. All
of his dirty linen has been hung out
to1 dry in full public view...and of
course my mental file keeps chang-
ing with the latest volume of newe.
This man has come up with what I
feel are some real stupid ideas. He
has also come up with some things
that make sense to me. And I am
trying to come to some sort of a
balance in how I really feel.
Here is my analysis. Appearance:
neat and fortyish; a yuppie in a dark
suit; an insincere smile...a
smirk. ..makes me think he is work-
ing a shell game in a carnival. No
matter what he says...the smirk is
there.
My final analysis? He's an air-
head with a Jack Kennedy complex.
What he rode into the presidency
on, I'll never know. But being a
Democrat you should have a pretty
good idea what he rode on! But you
cannot set this man apart...and ana-
lyze him by himself. You also have
to try to figure out what the heck his
wife has been into. She is a sort of an
enigma to me. Sort of a
shadow... whisping aroünd.. .floating
here and there and dropping her
goodies where she can. Super intel-
ligence. Smarter than he is. And I
am sure she is destined for far
greater things than the Presidency
of this great nation.
But, friends...how do you make
up your minds. All we can do now is
to think two years ahead. And I
shudder.
And you know something else...?
His choice of friende ain't too good
either.
Singletary Memorial Library
by Peggy Mcflrthar
LIBRARY HOURS: Monday - 2
to 7. Tuesday - noon to 5. Wednes-
day - 10 to 3. Thursday and Friday
- noon to 5.
STORY TIME: Wednesday •
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China. A long lost document threat-
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and Great Britain.
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of several people in the city of New
Orleans.
Pamela Jekel-Four generations
are chronicled in this story span-
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history.
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